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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5882, 14 July 1890, Page 2

Tin; AVellington Post says, " tbe electors may tako it as a matter of absolute certainty that, whoever is in power, the new Parliament will, very early in its existence, be called upon to sanction further borrowing." Are we to understand from this that tho tactics of the Opposition this session to bring about a dissolution are with the object of getting a new Parliament which will sanction a loan. Aro Sir Robert and Sir Julius Vogel biding their time till there is money to bo squandered and friends to be euriohed, before re-entering political life. Perhaps they are. But one cannot help wondering how tho Post could have beou so deceived in respect of the feeling of tho country. As the advocate of a return to a policy of extravagance aud scattercash administration, our contemporary most ably expresses the views and at-pirations of tho Wellington merchants aud shopkeepers ; but it often overlooks the fact that Lambtou Quay is not the whole of New Zealand. What would suit the Empire City would ruin the colony. Fortunately there is far too much disinterested patriotism iv tho country to allow of its representation in tho next Parliament to bo swayed by the temporary needs of the tradesmen at AVellington. The couutry knows to its cost tha. more borrowing means additional taxation: and it knows also that the bulk of that taxation must come out of the pockets of toe cou-uuiars and not out of those of tho importers or retailers, It is all added to the price of the goods. The working classes mid Die struggling settlers are already well-nigh crushed under the load of taxation to which thoy have had to submit to pay interest on loans from which they have derived all too little benefit. Nor is it f°'- lgotten that an enormous area of this colonyhas had barely a shilling spent vvithui it out of the millions that have been squandered iv moro favored places. If there has been one assertion more strongly expressed than another it is that there shall be no more borrowing ; unci, whether Wellington city likes it or not, that same mandate will control the next elections.

The admirers of Sir Robert Stout are > casting around to find a seat for him in, the next new Parliament. It is very far from certain whether Sir Robert will re-enter political life, as he, apparently, is,not altogether master of his own affairs. : No man is who has a partner, and Sir Robert has one who has to be consulted before a definite reply can be given to the-Opposi-tion requisition. Amongst other .seats spoken of as offering a chance to him is that of Napier. Sir Robert knows better than to try it. If he does make up his mind to become a candidate, it would never do for him to be beaten.- It- would;politically speaking, kill him for over. He will stand, if he stand at all, for somewhere that is sure to put him into Parliament. A. constituency will probably be found him where there will be no contested election,and little or no expense attached to his return. Doubtless there are half-a-dozen electorates who would be glad to be represented by Sir Robert Stout, but jNapier would have no such feeling, as he !>ha_ no" interests in this part of the colony, and he is a deadly opponent of the only industry we have in the district and upon which the town lives. Of course, he can come if he likes, and his candidature would make things lively. But it would cost him a heap of money, only to be beaten as the late Mr Sheehan was beaten, and as Joe Ivess was beaten.